It only becomes a problem when an open society allows a monopoly that becomes impossible to exit — then the monopolist sets the rules. TikTok is a prime example — the only large‑scale social network in Taiwan that is also a cyberarm product. Research showed that if you ask an average U.S. undergrad to move off TikTok alone, you’d have to pay about US$60 per month to offset FOMO. But if there’s a magic button that moves everyone around them at once, they would pay US$30 per month to go somewhere more sane. That is a product‑market trap.